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N O R T H E R N A R I Z O N A U N I V E R S I T Y
[ u m b e r j a c k The Independent
Student Voice
Sculptor creates
unique pieces of
animal art
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Box City provides
window into
unfortunate reality
• Page 17
Issue 15, Volume 95
M a y 3 - A u g . 3 0 ,
2 0 0 7
www.JackCentral.com
Longboarders tear
up Flagstaff streets
around Lake Mary
• P a g * 21
Election
Results
President
Tom Wahl
ALEX MUPP
T h e L u m b e r ja c k
Do you know who the
president of Russia is? Do
you know approximately how
many U.S. soldiers have died in
Iraq? According to a study con­ducted
by Pew Research Center
most college students can only
answer one of those correctly.
The research, which can
be found at www.pewresearch.
org/newsiq, was specifically
trying to discover if the age of
the Internet and 24-hour news
networks has created a more
informed public.
Pew surveyed approxi­mately
1,500 people on the
current political state of the
country. They found that al­though
people have more ac­cess
to the news, they are no
better informed than they were
20 years ago.
Although there were a
number of important demo­graphic
factors, such as race
and social status, Pew found
education was the strongest
determining factor in people’s
scores.
The students who took the
23-question survey were split
into three separate groups.
Pew said more than 60
percent of college graduates fell
in the high-knowledge group,
while only 20 percent of high
school graduates were in that
category.
Half of those with only a
high school diploma fell in the
low-knowledge category, while
10 percent of college graduates
scored just as poorly.
While students currently
enrolled in college did not rank
in Pew s lowest group, their av­erage
score on the test was only
50 percent.
Humanities professor
Marcus Ford said he was not
surprised college students
faired poorly on the test. Ford
said this is not a new problem,
but he would expect students
to be more interested in a time
when so many important inter­national
events are occurring.
T m particularly sur­prised
in a time when we’re en­gaged
in two wars and there’s
a lot of concern over oil that
students aren’t better informed
about what’s going on in world
politics,” Ford said.
He thought one of the
reasons students are not as
informed as they should be is
because it is not important to
their studies.
See PEW, page 4
NEWSPAPER STANDS SIT outside of the University Union. Pew Research’s new study suggests students are increasingly less informed about politi­cal
and social issues and tend to get their news from less reliable sources.
Senator, College
of Education
Carina Cure
Senators, Social
and Behavioral
Sciences
^ - S bsh ab a rter ~
Alyssa McKinley
Jeff Porter
Senator, Graduate
College
James Hartley
Full story on page 6
Pew Research Center studies uninformed public llT 'H T l
Inside
PRO-CHOICE:
Individuals, not gov’t,
should make decision on
partial-birth abortion
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FAILING GRADE:
Pass/fail system might
support learning more
O p in ion **!****
WEEKLY REVIEWS:
Ladies* ‘80s, Hot Fuzz,
The Reminder
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Tip* for a successful
MATCHED:
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Court rules against
partial-birth abortion
SASHA SOLOMONQV
T h e L u m b e r j a c k
The Supreme Courts
conservative majority upheld
a federal law banning a spe­cific
kind of late-term abor­tion.
This is the first abortion
restriction since the court es­tablished
the right to abortion
in Roe v. Wade.
On April 18, the justices
reached a 5-4 decision passing
the Partial Birth Abortion Ban
Act that Congress approved
and President George W. Bush
signed in 2003. The majority
said the new ban does not vio­late
a womans constitutional
right to have an abortion.
Amanda Hoyt, president
of NAU Students for Life and
sophomore chemistrv ma­jor,
said the ruling is a step in
the right direction to prevent
violence against an oppressed
group of people - unborn chil­dren.
“Unborn people are per­sons
less than nine months
of age and they are being dis­criminated
against,” Hoyt said.
See ABORTION, page 4
University examines
emergency strategies
MATTHEW DELONO
T he L u m b e r ja c k
In the wake of the hor­rific
shootings at Virginia Tech,
campus administrators nation­wide
have been forced to recon­sider
strategies for dealing with
these unthinkable tragedies.
Recently at NAU* admin­istration
officials measured the
university’s ability to assess
NAU’s preparedness for han­dling
similar situations and
brainstormed ideas for the fu-
Tm not sure anybody
has planned-for something like
that,” said President John D.
Haeger, referring to the Vir­ginia
Tech shootings. “I think
our campus is pretty safe. In
light of Virginia Tech, were
doing a major re-evaluation of
all of our security processes. It’s
clearly a wake-up call.”
See SAFETY, page 5
Southwest deserts feeling
heat of global warming
FORREST LEITH
T h e L u m b e r ja c k
Vice President off
Student Affairs
Jessica Putnam
Vice President of
Academic Affairs
Kimberly Reid
Senators-at-large
Andrew Gardner
Alex Propes
Dina Reed
Katie Schmalzel
Michael Tillmon
The high elevation
landscapes that used to pro­vide
a break from the in­tense
valley heat of Phoenix
and Tucson are no longer
as cool as they used to be,
according to a new study
reported in The New York
Times.
Climate change may
be affecting the southwest­ern
United States at a faster
rate than any other part of
the country according to the
study reported last month.
Bruce Hungate, NAU
professor of biological sci­ences,
said he has noticed a
change in climate right here
in Coconino County.
“One thing we’ve done
is to look at the Pulliam
weatherstation since around
1950 or so, and the Fort Val­ley
weather station over the
same time period, and look
at warming patterns over
that time,” Hungate said.
“What we’ve found is that
it looks like this part of the
world is warming at a faster
rate than the global aver­age”
See SOUTHWEST,
p a t* 7
BUILDINGS IN EAST Flagstaff emit steam. Many facto­ries
let off much more destructive byproducts. According
to an article by The New York Times, Arizona's deserts
are heating up faster than any part of the United States,
except for Alaska. The Northern Arizona Center for Sus­tainable
Environments are looking at ways to minimize the
effects of alobai warmino.

N O R T H E R N A R I Z O N A U N I V E R S I T Y
[ u m b e r j a c k The Independent
Student Voice
Sculptor creates
unique pieces of
animal art
• Page 13
Box City provides
window into
unfortunate reality
• Page 17
Issue 15, Volume 95
M a y 3 - A u g . 3 0 ,
2 0 0 7
www.JackCentral.com
Longboarders tear
up Flagstaff streets
around Lake Mary
• P a g * 21
Election
Results
President
Tom Wahl
ALEX MUPP
T h e L u m b e r ja c k
Do you know who the
president of Russia is? Do
you know approximately how
many U.S. soldiers have died in
Iraq? According to a study con­ducted
by Pew Research Center
most college students can only
answer one of those correctly.
The research, which can
be found at www.pewresearch.
org/newsiq, was specifically
trying to discover if the age of
the Internet and 24-hour news
networks has created a more
informed public.
Pew surveyed approxi­mately
1,500 people on the
current political state of the
country. They found that al­though
people have more ac­cess
to the news, they are no
better informed than they were
20 years ago.
Although there were a
number of important demo­graphic
factors, such as race
and social status, Pew found
education was the strongest
determining factor in people’s
scores.
The students who took the
23-question survey were split
into three separate groups.
Pew said more than 60
percent of college graduates fell
in the high-knowledge group,
while only 20 percent of high
school graduates were in that
category.
Half of those with only a
high school diploma fell in the
low-knowledge category, while
10 percent of college graduates
scored just as poorly.
While students currently
enrolled in college did not rank
in Pew s lowest group, their av­erage
score on the test was only
50 percent.
Humanities professor
Marcus Ford said he was not
surprised college students
faired poorly on the test. Ford
said this is not a new problem,
but he would expect students
to be more interested in a time
when so many important inter­national
events are occurring.
T m particularly sur­prised
in a time when we’re en­gaged
in two wars and there’s
a lot of concern over oil that
students aren’t better informed
about what’s going on in world
politics,” Ford said.
He thought one of the
reasons students are not as
informed as they should be is
because it is not important to
their studies.
See PEW, page 4
NEWSPAPER STANDS SIT outside of the University Union. Pew Research’s new study suggests students are increasingly less informed about politi­cal
and social issues and tend to get their news from less reliable sources.
Senator, College
of Education
Carina Cure
Senators, Social
and Behavioral
Sciences
^ - S bsh ab a rter ~
Alyssa McKinley
Jeff Porter
Senator, Graduate
College
James Hartley
Full story on page 6
Pew Research Center studies uninformed public llT 'H T l
Inside
PRO-CHOICE:
Individuals, not gov’t,
should make decision on
partial-birth abortion
Edfterla !••••••«•«
FAILING GRADE:
Pass/fail system might
support learning more
O p in ion **!****
WEEKLY REVIEWS:
Ladies* ‘80s, Hot Fuzz,
The Reminder
AfiC.-----■--------------13
CHEEK TO CHIC:
Tip* for a successful
MATCHED:
6 8
Court rules against
partial-birth abortion
SASHA SOLOMONQV
T h e L u m b e r j a c k
The Supreme Courts
conservative majority upheld
a federal law banning a spe­cific
kind of late-term abor­tion.
This is the first abortion
restriction since the court es­tablished
the right to abortion
in Roe v. Wade.
On April 18, the justices
reached a 5-4 decision passing
the Partial Birth Abortion Ban
Act that Congress approved
and President George W. Bush
signed in 2003. The majority
said the new ban does not vio­late
a womans constitutional
right to have an abortion.
Amanda Hoyt, president
of NAU Students for Life and
sophomore chemistrv ma­jor,
said the ruling is a step in
the right direction to prevent
violence against an oppressed
group of people - unborn chil­dren.
“Unborn people are per­sons
less than nine months
of age and they are being dis­criminated
against,” Hoyt said.
See ABORTION, page 4
University examines
emergency strategies
MATTHEW DELONO
T he L u m b e r ja c k
In the wake of the hor­rific
shootings at Virginia Tech,
campus administrators nation­wide
have been forced to recon­sider
strategies for dealing with
these unthinkable tragedies.
Recently at NAU* admin­istration
officials measured the
university’s ability to assess
NAU’s preparedness for han­dling
similar situations and
brainstormed ideas for the fu-
Tm not sure anybody
has planned-for something like
that,” said President John D.
Haeger, referring to the Vir­ginia
Tech shootings. “I think
our campus is pretty safe. In
light of Virginia Tech, were
doing a major re-evaluation of
all of our security processes. It’s
clearly a wake-up call.”
See SAFETY, page 5
Southwest deserts feeling
heat of global warming
FORREST LEITH
T h e L u m b e r ja c k
Vice President off
Student Affairs
Jessica Putnam
Vice President of
Academic Affairs
Kimberly Reid
Senators-at-large
Andrew Gardner
Alex Propes
Dina Reed
Katie Schmalzel
Michael Tillmon
The high elevation
landscapes that used to pro­vide
a break from the in­tense
valley heat of Phoenix
and Tucson are no longer
as cool as they used to be,
according to a new study
reported in The New York
Times.
Climate change may
be affecting the southwest­ern
United States at a faster
rate than any other part of
the country according to the
study reported last month.
Bruce Hungate, NAU
professor of biological sci­ences,
said he has noticed a
change in climate right here
in Coconino County.
“One thing we’ve done
is to look at the Pulliam
weatherstation since around
1950 or so, and the Fort Val­ley
weather station over the
same time period, and look
at warming patterns over
that time,” Hungate said.
“What we’ve found is that
it looks like this part of the
world is warming at a faster
rate than the global aver­age”
See SOUTHWEST,
p a t* 7
BUILDINGS IN EAST Flagstaff emit steam. Many facto­ries
let off much more destructive byproducts. According
to an article by The New York Times, Arizona's deserts
are heating up faster than any part of the United States,
except for Alaska. The Northern Arizona Center for Sus­tainable
Environments are looking at ways to minimize the
effects of alobai warmino.